Les Forts de Latour 2005 Pauillac

The second wine of Chateau Latour, this is bang in the middle of its drinking window. Made up of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, the 2005 was an easy vintage for the estate with good weather at harvest. Intense on the nose with great concentration which expresses itself nicely on the palate with a lovely weight and balance. Red fruit, iron, smoke and tobacco come through. A classic expression from this estate.

Château Latour is a renowned wine estate situated in Pauillac, within the Haut-Médoc sub-region on Bordeaux’s Left Bank. While the estate’s origins trace back to the 14th century, its vineyards were not planted until the 1600s. It lies at the southern boundary of the Pauillac appellation, adjacent to the Saint-Julien vineyards of Château Léoville Las Cases. Latour holds a prestigious position as one of the five First Growths in the historic 1855 Classification, alongside Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, and Mouton Rothschild.